The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1887-07-14

The Courier-Journal published on July 4th
letters and dispatches, which it had solicited,
from Southern men prominent in politics, show
ing the present political sentiment of people
of their respective States. They are very inter-
esting reading, and prove that in the South 10y
atty to the Union and constitution is strong;
greatness is as marked as it is in any other Sec
ton, and that should it become necessary to re-
pei foreign foe, Southerners would be among
the staunchest supporters of the flag.
A few extracts from the dispatches and letters
may not be uninteresting. Senator Brown, of
this State, said " That the Stars and Stripes
may continue from generation to generation to
wave over a great, prosperous and united peo-
pie, is believe, the earnest wish of the inhabi-
tants of all the States" Senator Morgan, Of
Alabama, said think that our people, hav-
ing present or prospective ground of COM
plant toward the government, are restored to
their love of the Union and the constitution,
and are fortified in the faith that they will yield
richer blessings to generations that will follow
US than we or our fathers have enjoyed" Sena-
tor Eustis of Louisiana, said "The sentiment
to-day in the South of devotion TO the Union is
stronger than it has ever been since the
foundation of the government" Governor
Hughes, of Arkansas, said: I'VE have long
since recognized in Arkansas that the war is
over that traternal union and peace are Of more
value than keeping alive the unkind feelings and
bitterness growing out Of the war. The periodi-
cal revival of unpleasant "reminiscences and the
recollections of the bitter consequences of our
late unhappy struggle can, in our opinion, serve
no good purpose. We look to the future, more
bright with promise, for the rehabilitation, de-
vslopment and improvement of our whole coun-
try, to which we are devotedly attached"
Governor Perry, of Florida, said: " The loyal
ty of the Southern people, whose nature and
training incline them to prefer principle to poll
cy, and honor to profit, is of sterner stuff than
selfinterest, and will prove her staunchest stay
should storm assail our ship of State"
Gov. Lee, of Virginia, after referring to Vir-
gnia's withdrawal from the Union and the pride
which every Virginian felt in the courage and
heroism displayed by her troops in defense of
her construction of the Federal constitution,
said 1.-THE sword decided the question against
her, and to-day she is not retiring into corner
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ing herself to the development of her great re-
sources, and to doing her share a coequal
American State toward the peace, happiness
and prosperity of the whole country"
These few selections express the sentiment of
the South. The Southern people are attached
to the Union and Constitution, are loyal to the
flag and are proud of the country's growing
greatness. They silently acquiesce in the fact
that the issues of the war were decided against
them. They regard those issues as dead, and of
no further importance in connection with the
present. They do not seek 10 revive them in
any shape, and they do not admit that they were
In the wrong with regard to them.
There are those who doubt that the South is
sincere in her expressions of loyalty to the Union
and Of desire for fraternal feeling because she
does not acknowledge that the cause for which
she fought was wrong, and they seem surprised
when the attempt to force such an acknowledge
ment Is resented. They refuse to be sa tisfied
with the Seuth's acceptance of the situation In
good faith and demand q confession of wrong
doing. That they will never get. When the
attempts to convert the Southern people from
the convictions for which they sacrificed so much
cease-convictions which Ia no respect interfere
with their devotion to the Union to-day-then
there will DO NO further excuse TO doubt the sin-
certify of the expressions Of loyalty Of the South
efn people.